“ON behalf of the Republican President and Chairman of the IDC Board, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, I write to inform you of the revocation of your appointment as a member of the Board of Directors of the Industrial Development Corporation,” read a letter from State House addressed to IDC Non-Executive Directors Arthur Ndlovu and Nitesh Patel, signed by Special Assistant to the President for Projects, Implementation and Monitoring Dr Lawrence Mwananyanda. This strange letter has raised eyebrows. It is the first time that a special assistant to the President is dismissing presidential appointees. It is such a strange decision that it actually has all the ingredients of fake news. To imagine that this is true makes one wonder what is going...